Chapter 167 The caged bird always longs for freedom(1/2)
The two returned to the living room again.
Liu Zhujun walked to the tea table, took the tea leaves that Zhang Mingyang mentioned just now and started making tea.
None of them spoke while the tea was being made. The living room was very quiet, with only the sound of running water and the clinking of porcelain.
Zhang Mingyang once saw Sister Ruoruo making tea. Not only was she skillful in making tea, she was also proficient in various tea table etiquette.
Now he finally knew where he learned all this knowledge.
When Liu Zhujun is silent, he shows off his ladylike demeanor and elegance. Zhang Mingyang has only seen this type of person in TV series.
With such an excellent mother, it’s no wonder she would educate equally excellent daughters.
Zhang Mingyang sat on a chair, quietly waiting for his mother-in-law to make tea, without saying a word.
He noticed that there was no light on in the master bedroom, but the door was open. Xia Ling was also silently paying attention to the following conversation.
"Yangyang, your parents are coming over. Auntie has something to ask you." While the water was boiling, Liu Zhujun sat across from Zhang Mingyang and said.
"Auntie, please tell me."
Zhang Mingyang was sitting opposite Liu Zhujun with a smile on his face, not showing any signs of nervousness.
Although she hadn't started asking yet, Liu Zhujun had already looked at the boy sitting in front of her in a different light.
The brief contact made her feel the maturity and stability in Zhang Mingyang that was beyond his age.
She didn't deliberately make things difficult. The questions she asked at the beginning were all very normal, like questions about where my parents work and whether they have any brothers or sisters.
These are all questions that mother-in-law would normally ask her son-in-law, and Zhang Mingyang also answered them one by one.
The topic did not come to the point for a long time, and Zhang Mingyang was not in a hurry. He patiently sat on the chair and chatted with Liu Zhujun, talking about ordinary household matters.
After the water boiled, Liu Zhujun began to help Zhang Mingyang iron the tea sets and wash the tea. After making the tea, he brought it to Zhang Mingyang.
"How about trying Auntie's tea? Is it as good as your southern tea?"
Zhang Mingyang picked up the tea cup and took a sip according to the method Sister Ruoruo once shared with him.
"It tastes good." Zhang Mingyang nodded pretending to be understanding. In fact, he couldn't tell whether the drink was good or bad.
If Liu Zhujun hadn't been sitting in front of him, he would have waited for the tea to cool down before taking a sip.
It stands to reason that generally southerners like to drink tea, while northerners don't, but now it turns out that a northerner makes tea for a southerner.
"As long as you like it, no one has drank the tea made by Auntie for a long time."
With the tea in your throat, it's time to get down to business.
"Yangyang, you also know the situation of our family. Many aunts can understand it even if they don't tell you." Liu Zhujun slowed down, showing an unprecedented tenderness: "We only have a daughter like Ruoruo, and we hope that she can be like this in the rest of her life.
Live a more comfortable life. If one day your uncle and I are no longer here, you won't be bullied and someone will be able to take care of her."
Zhang Mingyang put down his tea cup and listened quietly to Liu Zhujun's foreshadowing.
What she said always felt a little familiar to his ears, as if someone had said this to him before.
Ah, by the way, the person who said that last time was Xu Mo.
He hopes that he can be with Xu Duanran and inherit his huge business empire.
So what Liu Zhujun means when he says these words... Zhang Mingyang can also roughly guess.
I also want him to get married and inherit something?
"Originally, we had arranged a way for her, but she didn't listen to us and insisted on writing some crappy novel. Yangyang, you are so smart, you should be able to understand which one is better and which one is worse." Liu Zhujun continued.
Zhang Mingyang is very disgusted with the word "broken novel" in Liu Zhujun's mouth. He feels that he is trampling on sister Ruoruo's dreams and hard work.
But he was not a three-year-old child and could not act impulsively, so he did not refute.
He looked at Liu Zhujun calmly and asked, "Auntie, what do you mean?"
"We still hope that someone can protect Ruoruo after we leave. Auntie is not afraid of your anger if she says it. If Ruoruo doesn't bring you back, we will definitely take her to meet the children of her colleagues around her. Many people are with her.
We mentioned this matter." Liu Zhujun saw that Zhang Mingyang's tea cup had reached the bottom and took the initiative to help him fill it up. She said the most hurtful words in the gentlest tone.
Zhang Mingyang was not in a hurry to respond. The past and the future were connected, and it gradually became clear why the 26-year-old Xia Xingruo never mentioned her family to him.
She did not take the initiative to stay in Linjiang, but fled to Linjiang.
As long as I go home, I have to face everything arranged by my parents.
Gate valve.
No matter how times change, some things flowing in tradition never change.
Liu Zhujun originally thought that Zhang Mingyang would suddenly become angry, or beg her to tell her that if he and Xia Xing truly loved each other, they would never give her up to anyone else.
But Zhang Mingyang said nothing.
He still just looked at her with a smile, his eyes unwavering, and his emotions didn't even fluctuate at all.
The young man's eyes made her very uncomfortable. It was the look of a superior looking at a subordinate, and she was all too familiar with it.
Liu Zhujun has been walking in society for so many years, and for the first time he found that he could not see through a child.
In the confrontation between the two, she was defeated first and took the initiative to explain to Zhang Mingyang: "Of course, after hearing about you from Ruoruo, aunt pushed those people away. After all, we also hope that our daughter can be with you."
Being with the person she really likes..."
"Auntie, if you have anything to say, just say it." Zhang Mingyang interrupted Liu Zhujun's endless explanation.
In the current situation, too much foreshadowing is meaningless, and both sides need to show their cards directly.
"I don't know if you are interested in your uncle's job. Both your uncle and I think you are very suitable."
The tea in the teapot was bottomed out. Liu Zhujun picked up the hot water kettle and added water into it, and the faint fragrance of tea floated out.
Some people always say that the second pot of tea is the best. It is not as bitter as the first pot of tea, and the taste is not as bland as the later one.
The second pot of tea contains the real taste of tea leaves, with a rich and mellow aroma.
Just like the conversation between the two people, it finally got to the point.
Zhang Mingyang burst into laughter.
Although he had already guessed it, he still found it funny when he heard Liu Zhujun say it with his own ears.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Xu Mo also said similar words to him a few months ago.
This is the simplest exchange of interests.
Since your daughter doesn't like to do it, then find a son-in-law who is easy to control and take over these things.
No matter in the eyes of Xu Mo or Liu Zhujun, he exists like this.
Even here, he is probably still the best choice.
Not only does my daughter like it, but the background is simple and she is not a local, and it will be easier to control in the future.
He finally understood why Sister Ruoruo always wanted to escape from this place and this home.
Liu Zhujun couldn't understand why Zhang Mingyang was laughing.
She couldn't see any happy emotion on the young man's face, and there was even a bit of sarcasm in his smile.
She originally thought that Zhang Mingyang didn't understand the meaning of her words. When she was about to explain, he interrupted her.
"If I agree to your request, can you guarantee that I will take the position of uncle before I am thirty-five, or even better?" Zhang Mingyang stopped smiling. At this moment, he seemed to have changed from an obedient son-in-law to a bargaining businessman.
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If someone else had said this, Liu Zhujun would have thought the other person was naive or even unreasonable, but when Zhang Mingyang said it, what she saw was undisguised ambition.
How could he not understand anything? He knew the meaning of what she just said.
After Zhang Mingyang finished speaking, he leaned on the tea table and approached Liu Zhujun again. This time he took the initiative to pour a second pot of tea for him.
"How can you guarantee that I will not abandon Xia Xingruo in the future? How can you confirm that I am not a white-eyed wolf?"
Zhang Mingyang still had the same smile on his face as before, but Liu Zhujun's eyes made her feel particularly cold.
The originally sensible boy also took off his mask in front of her and exposed his fangs.
The development she expected would be for Zhang Mingyang to listen and say, "Thank you uncle and aunt for your appreciation, I will not let you down." Instead of saying threatening words like now.
Liu Zhujun didn't understand where his anger came from.
Zhang Mingyang could have chosen to explain his situation at this moment, show off his wealth and show off his muscles in front of his father-in-law and mother-in-law.
He said that he has his own industry, his career is booming, and his assets exceed 100 million.
He said that he liked Xia Xingruo very much, expressed his determination to them, and promised to protect her in the future.
But Zhang Mingyang didn't do that. He chose the most extreme route.
A relationship that is already deformed needs not to be repaired, but to be broken and rebuilt.
When conflicts cannot be resolved, let them break out completely.
"If Xia Xing doesn't need anyone to protect you, you have never really understood your daughter. She would have been able to protect herself, even me. She doesn't need to follow the route you planned for her. She would have already found her.
Take your own place."
To be continued...